Matthew 28:18-20 – New
International Version (NIV) – The Great Commission
18 “Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has
been given to me. 19 Therefore
go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father
and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and
teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you
always, to the very end of the age.”
Life and Meaning
Matthew 16:21-28 –
New International Version (NIV)
21 “From that time on Jesus began to explain to his
disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of
the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that he must be
killed and on the third day be raised to life.
22 Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. “Never, Lord!”
he said. “This shall never happen to you!”
23 Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You
are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in mind the concerns of God, but
merely human concerns.”
24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my
disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. 25 For
whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for
me will find it. 26 What good will it be for someone to gain
the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange
for their soul? 27 For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father’s
glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what
they have done.
28 “Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste
death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.”
What
did Jesus begin to explain to his disciples (verse 21)?
In
your opinion, why did Peter take Jesus aside and begin to rebuke Him (verse 22 and also see Matthew 16:19)?
How
did Jesus respond to Peter (verse 23)?
What kind of concerns did Jesus say
that Peter was concerned with (verse 23)?
In your opinion, why do those who
want to save their life lose it while those who lose their life for Jesus will
find it (verse 25)?
In your opinion, how does the value
of the world compare to the value of an individual’s soul (verse 26)?
How will the Son of Man return
(verse 27)?
How will the Son of Man reward people when
he returns (verse 27)?
In your opinion, what does Jesus mean by
the promise “some who are standing here
will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom” (verse
28)?
In your opinion, what does this passage
from Matthew 16:21-28 show us about the Great Commission?
Ecclesiastes
12:1-8 - New International Version
(NIV)
1 “Remember
your Creator
in the days of your youth,
before the days of trouble come
and the years approach when you will say,
“I find no pleasure in them”—
2 before the sun and the light
and the moon and the stars grow dark,
and the clouds return after the rain;
3 when the keepers of the house tremble,
and the strong men stoop,
when the grinders cease because they are few,
and those looking through the windows grow dim;
4 when the doors to the street are closed
and the sound of grinding fades;
when people rise up at the sound of birds,
but all their songs grow faint;
5 when people are afraid of heights
and of dangers in the streets;
when the almond tree blossoms
and the grasshopper drags itself along
and desire no longer is stirred.
Then people go to their eternal home
and mourners go about the streets.
in the days of your youth,
before the days of trouble come
and the years approach when you will say,
“I find no pleasure in them”—
2 before the sun and the light
and the moon and the stars grow dark,
and the clouds return after the rain;
3 when the keepers of the house tremble,
and the strong men stoop,
when the grinders cease because they are few,
and those looking through the windows grow dim;
4 when the doors to the street are closed
and the sound of grinding fades;
when people rise up at the sound of birds,
but all their songs grow faint;
5 when people are afraid of heights
and of dangers in the streets;
when the almond tree blossoms
and the grasshopper drags itself along
and desire no longer is stirred.
Then people go to their eternal home
and mourners go about the streets.
6 Remember him—before the silver cord is severed,
and the golden bowl is broken;
before the pitcher is shattered at the spring,
and the wheel broken at the well,
7 and the dust returns to the ground it came from,
and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
and the golden bowl is broken;
before the pitcher is shattered at the spring,
and the wheel broken at the well,
7 and the dust returns to the ground it came from,
and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
8 “Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher.
“Everything is meaningless!”
“Everything is meaningless!”
When should we
remember “Our Creator” (verse 1)?
In your opinion, what are verses 2 through
5a talking about?
In your opinion, what is verse 5b talking
about?
Who should we remember “before the silver cord is severed, and the
golden bowl is broken” (verse 6)?
Where does the spirit return to (verse 7)?
In your opinion, why does the Teacher say
that everything is “Meaningless,
Meaningless” (verse 8)?
In your opinion, what is the similarity
between those who do not “remember your
creator in the days of your youth” finding life “Meaningless” in Ecclesiastes 12:1-8 and the person who “wants to save their life” but “will lose it” in Matthew 16:21-28?
In your opinion, what does this passage
from Ecclesiastes 12 show us about the Great Commission?
Hebrews 12:1-13 – New International Version (NIV)
1 “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud
of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so
easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, 2 fixing
our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before
him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of
the throne of God. 3 Consider him who endured such opposition
from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
4 In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to
the point of shedding your blood. 5 And have you completely
forgotten this word of encouragement that addresses you as a father addresses
his son? It says,
“My
son, do not make light of the Lord’s discipline,
and do not lose heart when he rebukes you,
6 because the Lord disciplines the one he loves,
and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son.”
and do not lose heart when he rebukes you,
6 because the Lord disciplines the one he loves,
and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son.”
7 Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his
children. For what children are not disciplined by their father? 8 If
you are not disciplined—and everyone undergoes discipline—then you are not
legitimate, not true sons and daughters at all. 9 Moreover, we
have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How
much more should we submit to the Father of spirits and live! 10 They
disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us
for our good, in order that we may share in his holiness. 11 No
discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it
produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained
by it.
12 Therefore, strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees. 13 “Make
level paths for your feet,” so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather
healed.”
Who surrounds us (verse 1)?
What should we throw off (verse 1)?
How should we run (verse 1)?
In your opinion, how is Jesus “the pioneer and perfecter of faith” (verse
2)?
Why did Jesus endure the cross and scorn
its shame (verse 2)?
What are we to do “so that” we “will not grow
weary and lose heart” (verse 3)?
How far have we not yet resisted in our “struggle against sin” (verse 4)?
In your opinion, how can we consider it
encouragement to consider “My son, do not
make light of the Lord’s discipline, and do not lose heart when he rebukes you,
because the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and chastens everyone he accepts
as his son” (verses 5 and 6)?
How are we to “endure hardship” (verse 7)?
What are we not if we are not disciplined (verse
8)?
What do we do if we “submit to the Father of spirits” (verse 9)?
Why does God discipline us “for our good” (verse 10)?
When does discipline produce a “harvest of righteousness and peace for
those who have been trained by it” (verse 11)?
In your opinion, how should we “strengthen feeble arms and weak knees”
(verse 12)?
Why should we “make levels paths for your feet” (verse 13)?
In your opinion, how is the one will “throw
off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles” in Hebrews
12:1-12 the opposite of the one who does not “remember your creator in the days of your youth” and who ends up
saying “meaningless, meaningless” in
Ecclesiastes 12:1-8?
In your opinion, how is the “everything that hinders and the sin that so
easily entangles” in Hebrews 12:1-13 similar to the “human concerns” that Jesus said Peter had in Matthew 16:21-28?
In your opinion, what does this passage
from Hebrews show us about the Great Commission?
2 Peter 1:16-21 – New International Version (NIV)
16 “For we did not follow cleverly devised stories when we told
you about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in power, but we were
eyewitnesses of his majesty. 17 He received honor and glory
from God the Father when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, saying,
“This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.” 18 We
ourselves heard this voice that came from heaven when we were with him on the
sacred mountain.
19 We also have the prophetic message as something completely
reliable, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in
a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts. 20 Above
all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the
prophet’s own interpretation of things. 21 For prophecy never
had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as
they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.”
In your opinion, why is Peter careful to
say that he is not “following cleverly
devised stories” but was one of the “eyewitnesses
of his majesty” (verse 16)?
What did Jesus receive from “God the Father” (verse 17)?
What did the voice from “the Majestic Glory” say to Jesus (verse
17)?
Where did they hear the voice (verse 18)?
How is the “prophetic message” described (verse 19)?
How should we pay attention to the
prophetic message (verse 19)?
In your opinion, why does no “prophecy of Scripture” come about
because of “the prophet’s own
interpretation of things” (verse 20)?
Where does prophecy not have its origin (verse
21)?
How do prophets “though human” speak for God (verse 21)?
In your opinion, how complex is “our Lord Jesus Christ” who in 2 Peter
1:16-21 comes “in power” and as
someone having “majesty” but in Hebrews
12:1-13 as the “pioneer and perfecter of
faith” who “for the joy set before
him . . . endured the cross”?
In your opinion, how does paying attention
to the “prophetic message” “as to a light
shining in a dark place” in 2 Peter 1:16-21 address the despair of the
Teacher in Ecclesiastes 12:1-8 as he says “meaningless,
meaningless, everything is meaningless”?
In your opinion, was Peter in his
statement that “we were eyewitnesses of
his majesty” in 2 Peter 1:16-21 verifying that Jesus was accurate in
Matthew 16:21-28 when He says “some who
are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in
his kingdom”?
In your opinion, what does this passage
from 2 Peter show us about the Great Commission?
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